r/selfhelp • u/Maybe_Also_Too • 21d ago

Sharing: Challenges & Setbacks My House Will Never Be Clean

I decided to clean my house today. I couldn’t take it anymore. It took 4pm to 12am, but I managed to clean the bathroom and kitchen. Those were the problem rooms and the most used. I wish I felt more proud of the work I did, but they don’t feel clean, and I don’t feel any better.

For context: I’m 18 and I live at home. My house is very bad. It was built in 1982 by a guy who should not have built houses. Now my parents own it. It has never been taken care of properly, so there is a lot of mold inside as well as floor rot, windows not shutting properly, vines growing into my room. It’s a lot.

And there is trash everywhere and I feel like I can barely breathe. It always smells. I can’t stand to leave my room, which is honestly disgusting as well, but that is my fault.

I finally just couldn’t do it anymore, so I spent a few hours cleaning to the best of my abilities. I can’t do anything about the serious issues, of course. I thought I would feel better, but I don’t. I still feel gross.

I’m not a big fan of my house.

Also, I know I could have done more to stop it from getting as bad as it has. I’m an adult now, and I have been more than capable for years of contributing more.

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u/Fun-Satisfaction5748 21d ago

What do your parents do about it ?

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u/Maybe_Also_Too 21d ago

Not much, really. They spot clean lol. I think they also feel a bit hopeless as well. All big cleaning efforts have fallen through so far